Healthcare :: New Method for Crossing Blood-Brain Barrier Patented
Researchers at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute have patented a new way of safely transporting medicine across the blood-brain barrier.
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Malaria :: Diagnostic tests for malaria underused in Zambia
Despite improvements in the ability to diagnose malaria, these diagnostic tests are often underused in Zambia, and patients with negative test results are often prescribed anti-malaria medications, according to a study in the May 23/30 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on malaria.
HIV :: Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is proving effective
US President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is proving effective, according to Alec Mally, counselor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
Biofuel :: New biofuel from trees developed at UGA
A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines.
Nursing :: More nursing training institutes to be established in India
Speaking at the Florence Nightingale Awards for Nursing Personnel, the Indian Health And Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramados said that under the National Rural Health Mission project, the country requires about 2 lakh nursing personnel to provide comprehensive health care.
Drug Safety :: Importation Scheme Undermines Intent of Drug Safety Bill
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) President and CEO Billy Tauzin issued the following statement today regarding the importation amendment attached to the PDUFA reauthorization bill:
Dietary Supplement :: NIH funds Center in Iowa to study botanicals used in dietary supplements
The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced a grant to Iowa State University to study botanicals used as ingredients in dietary supplements. A multidisciplinary research team will study Hypericum (St. John?s wort), Prunella (Self-heal), and several types of Echinacea (for example, Purple Coneflower) for their anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties.
Parkinson’s Disease :: Link between Parkinson’s disease and Narcolepsy
Parkinson’s disease is well-known for its progression of motor disorders: stiffness, slowness, tremors, difficulties walking and talking. Less well known is that Parkinson’s shares other symptoms with narcolepsy, a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep, severe fatigue and general sleep disorder.
Healthcare :: America’s Advance Healthcare Reform to seek health insurance for all
Today, nearly 40 of the US’s top business leaders and largest employers joined forces to announce the formation of the Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform (CAHR). Standing shoulder to shoulder with lawmakers at a Capitol Hill press conference, they discussed the coalition’s core principles, its mission and called for meaningful federal and state policy reforms by 2009 to solve the nation’s healthcare crisis.
HIV :: AHF Lauds Thailand for Vow on Drug Licensing Despite Placement on US Trade Watch List
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US? largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, education and prevention and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, lauded the Government of Thailand for its vow to continue with plans to issue compulsory licenses for the manufacturing and importing of generic versions of lifesaving drugs, including AIDS drugs, despite the fact that the office of United States Trade Representative (USTR), earlier this week elevated Thailand to its ?Priority Watch? List.